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Welcome to Great British Sports Cars Blog.
We are one of the leading names in the British kit car industry, with a long 25 year history of success the company is pleased with continuing its success and development of its latest car the zero range.
For all enquires please call 01623 860990

Tuesday 28 February 2012

MORE IMPRESSIVE GBS ZERO BUILDS..............





GBS customers have sent us some more photos of their Zero builds which are coming along very nicely. Ian Kirkup collected his Zero kit in December last year, Ian had his Zero chassis especially powder coated in Black and Yellow. Both GBS Customers Peter Wilkinson and Mike Harmer have almost completed their Zero builds, we look forward to seeing them on the road soon.

On Saturday 24th March we will be attending another Track Day in conjunction with Javelin Track Days at Mallory Park . Everyone is welcome to join us, if your not taking part your welcome to Spectate we are taking with us our Zero demonstrator, also the new Zero Race Car. A lot of the GBS team will be there both watching and driving, it will be another great day out we look forward to seeing you all there!
For more information and to book your place please follow the link www.javelintrackdays.co.uk Please also visit the GBS website to see all of the Track Day and Sprint events that we will be attending.
For all Parts and spares please visit www.kitspares.co.uk and for more information about the Zero please visit www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk or call us on 01623 860 990.

Both GBS and Kit Spares are now on Facebook please follow the links to become a fan.

Friday 24 February 2012

GBS TRACKDAY SATURDAY 24th MARCH AT MALLORY PARK.....................





On Saturday 24th March we will be attending another Track Day in conjunction with Javelin Track Days at Mallory Park . Everyone is welcome to join us, if your not taking part your welcome to Spectate we are taking with us our Zero demonstrator, also the new Zero Race Car. A lot of the GBS team will be there both watching and driving, it will be another great day out we look forward to seeing you all there!
For more information and to book your place please follow the link www.javelintrackdays.co.uk Please also visit the GBS website to see all of the Track Day and Sprint events that we will be attending.
The GBS showroom and workshop currently have many GBS Zero's on display which is open Monday to Friday and most Saturdays unless we are at a Show, Competing or at a Track Day.

Kit Spares is now stocking a new range of Reconditioned parts, Race and Trackday Parts, Robin Hood 2B Parts and spares to see the full range please visit www.kitspares.co.uk and for more information about the Zero please visit www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk or call us on 01623 860 990
Both Kit Spares and GBS are now on Facebook please follow the links to become a fan.
BHB Extreme will also be at the Track Day events with their range of cameras please become a fan on facebook

Thursday 23 February 2012

GBS ZERO NOW REGISTERED IN SPAIN.........





Last year Stewart Willsher came over from Spain to the GBS factory to collect his left hand drive British Racing Green factory built Zero which has a 2L Zetec engine with Jenvey throttle bodies, emerald ECU and MT75 gear box giving 175bhp. Stewart now has his Zero fully registered in Spain and is now enjoying his Zero.

We are pleased to be sponsoring the New National AutoSOLO Championship 2012, which last weekend GBS customers Ian and Stuart Harrison who completed one of the first Zero GT builds took part in a AutoSolo championship at Castle Combs. This was Ian and Stuart's first real outing in their Zero and they were very impressed with how their Zero performed which attracted a lot of attention from other members competing. They are now looking forward to the next event. For more details please visit www.btrda.com

Come and visit the GBS and Kit Spares showroom and have a test drive in our Zero demonstrator, we currently have many GBS Zero's on display in the Showroom and workshop which is open Monday to Friday and most Saturdays unless we are at a show, competing or at a Track Day. To see our full range of parts and spares please visit www.kitspares.co.uk and for more information about the Zero please visit www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk or call us on 01623 860 990.

Both Kit Spares and GBS are now on Facebook please follow the links to become a fan.

Monday 20 February 2012

GBS ZERO BUILD IN AUSTRALIA IS NOW ON ITS WHEELS.............


This time last year we shipped a complete GBS Zero kit out to Australia to Terry Dale who is our Australian dealer. Terry came over to England just after Christmas and visited the GBS factory and joined us on a track day where he enjoyed his experience of the Zero out on the track. Terry has sent us over some more photos of his Zero build that he and his team are building it looks like it is coming along nicely and they are doing a great job as it is now off the tressels and on its wheels.

On Saturday we had Howard Lester come and collect his GBS Zero kit and Bernd Backes from Germany also came to visit the GBS factory and collect his Zero kit. Come and visit the GBS showroom where we currently have many GBS Zero's on display in the Showroom and workshop which is open Monday to Friday and most Saturdays unless we are at a show, competing or at a Track Day.
Kit Spares is now stocking a new range of Reconditioned parts, Race and Trackday Parts, Robin Hood 2B Parts including the New GRP Dash to see the full range please visit www.kitspares.co.uk and for more information about the Zero please visit www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk or call us on 01623 860 990 and one of the GBS team can talk you through the options.
Both Kit Spares and GBS are now on Facebook please follow the links to become a fan.

Friday 17 February 2012

MORE GBS ZERO KITS COLLECTED FROM GBS..........




Today GBS Customer Tim Swait came to collect his Zero kit, also this weekend we have 2 more GBS Zero kits that are being collected one that is going to one of our customers in Germany.
Come and visit our GBS showroom and have a test drive in the Zero demonstrator, we currently have many GBS Zero's on display in the Showroom and workshop including the Zero Race. We are open Monday to Friday and most Saturdays unless we are at a show, competing or at a Track Day.
Kit Spares is always adding new parts to see our full range please visit www.kitspares.co.uk and for more information about the Zero please visit www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk or call us on 01623 860 990 and one of the GBS team can talk you through the options.
Both Kit Spares and GBS are now on Facebook please follow the links to become a fan.

Tuesday 14 February 2012

ANOTHER GREAT ZERO BUILD BY GBS CUSTOMER.........






Yesterday we had delivery of John Higgins GBS Zero that we are preparing and putting through its IVA test for him. John collected his Zero kit from us back in October 2010 he has made a stunning job of his Zero build, the team in the GBS workshop are very impressed with the build.
Kit Spares is adding new parts everyday to see all the full range please visit www.kitspares.co.uk if you can't find what you are after please give us a call 01623 860990 we are always happy to help. Kit Spares are pleased to now be on Facebook please follow the link to become a fan of Kit Spares.
For more information about the Zero range please visit the GBS website or call today 01623 860 990 and book a test drive in our Zero demonstrator and visit the GBS factory to see all the cars that we currently have in the showroom and workshop.
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Thursday 9 February 2012

ANOTHER GBS CUSTOMER ZERO PASSES ITS IVA TEST.............






Beginning of January GBS Customer Jamie Burman came all the way from Wales to drop his Zero off for us to prepare and put through the IVA test for him, we are pleased to say that it passed its IVA test earlier this week. Jamie has really enjoyed the experience of building his Zero kit and is extremely pleased that it passed and now can't wait to start enjoying the Zero on the road.
We currently have many GBS Zero's on display in the GBS Showroom and workshop which is open Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm and most Saturdays unless we are at a show, competing or at a Track Day. For more information please visit www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk or call us on 01623 860 990 and one of the GBS team can talk you through the options.
Kit Spares are always adding new parts, we are pleased to now be stocking a range of Reconditioned parts, GBS Zero GT Seats, Bonnet locating Pins, Aluminum Stalks. To see our full range of parts and spares please visit www.kitspares.co.uk or if you can't find what you are after please give us a call 01623 860990

Please become a fan of GBS on facebook
Kit Spares is now on facebook too, become a fan today!

Tuesday 7 February 2012

ANOTHER GBS CUSTOMER COLLECTS THEIR ZERO KIT..................




At the weekend Ian Williams travelled all the way from Southampton in the snow to collect his GBS Zero kit.
GBS customer Martin Smith from Great Yarmouth collected his Zero kit from GBS in July 2010 and has just sent us across some photographs of his Zero build that is now almost finished and ready to be put through its IVA test. Looks like Martin has made a great job of his build, he is now keen to get it on the road for the summer and join us on a few track days later this year.
For more information about the Zero range please visit the GBS website or call us on 01623 860 990 and one of the GBS team can talk you through the options. The GBS showroom is open Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm and most Saturdays unless we are at a show, competing or at a Track Day. We currently have a Zero GT on display in the Showroom and the Zero race and many other Zero's in the workshop to view.

Kit Spares are always adding new parts, we are pleased to now be stocking a range of Reconditioned parts, GBS Zero GT Seats, Bonnet locating Pins, Aluminum Stalks. To see our full range of parts and spares please visit www.kitspares.co.uk or if you can't find what you are after please give us a call 01623 860990.

Please become a fan of GBS and Kit Spares on facebook

Friday 3 February 2012

GBS CUSTOMER BARRY WARD IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS WITH HIS ZERO BUILD..........




GBS customer Barry Ward from Cornwall collected his Zero kit from GBS back in November last year, he is making very good progress with his build and is really enjoying the experience of building a GBS Zero kit. If you have any photos of your builds and would like to share them with others please send them to us on a disc.
Kit Spares are always adding new parts, we are pleased to now be stocking a range of Reconditioned parts, GBS Zero GT Seats, Bonnet locating Pins, Aluminum Stalks. To see our full range of parts and spares please visit www.kitspares.co.uk or if you can't find what you are after please give us a call 01623 860990.
For information about the GBS Zero please visit our website www.greatbritishsportscars.co.uk or come and see the GBS Zero and all the parts that we have available from Kit Spares. Our showroom is open Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm and most Saturdays unless we are at a show, competing or at a Track Day. We currently have a Zero GT on display in the GBS Showroom and the Zero race and many other Zero's in the workshop to view.
Please become a fan of GBS and Kit Spares on facebook